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the storerooms complex - This concentration of 29 long rooms surrounded by corridors was built by Herod to hold food, liquids, and weapons.
As Josephus describes them:
"For here had been stored a mass of corn, amply sufficient to last for years, an abundance of wine and oil, besides every variety of pulse and piles of dates."
(Josephus Flavius, The Wars of the Jews, VII, 296)

Three pits, discovered in one of the storerooms’ plastered floors, attest to the storage of liquids. Josephus states that when the rebels took the fortress, they found well-preserved food supplies, which he attributed to the arid conditions, "although from the date of storage to the capture of the place by the Romans well-nigh a century had elapsed."
(Josephus Flavius, The Wars of the Jews, VII, 297)

Herod’s discerning taste was evident in the contents of the storerooms, which included a large number of storage vessels, unique in its quantity, bearing ink inscriptions. Among the inscriptions are those noting a shipment of amphorae to Herod, King of Judea in 19 BCE from southern Italy by a supplier named Lucius Lanius. According to Josephus, Herod had a special wine servant, and among the delicacies served at Masada was a fish sauce known as garum, from southern Spain. Fishbones from this sauce were found in the remains of one vessel. The king ended his banquets with apples or apple liqueur brought from Cumae, Italy.

Masada is not only important because it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site or an ancient fortress occupying a breathtaking, strategic location high on a flat plateau above the Dead Sea, but because of its symbolic importance of determination and heroism which continues to this day with many Israeli soldiers sworn in here.

This mountain is one of the greatest archaeological sites in Israel and, perhaps, across the world. Its dramatic ascent can now be made by cable car, but the drama and imagery that this site portrays is no less powerful than it ever was. Many people opt to join a Masada tour, enjoying a guide who will bring the site to life.

HISTORY OF MASADA
The fortress was built in the year 30 BCE by King Herod, whose architectural feats have left their mark throughout the country. At the beginning of the great revolt against Rome in the year 68 CE, the site was conquered by a group of Jewish zealots, and Masada became their last stronghold.

In the year 72, the Romans besieged Masada and succeeded in reaching the steep fortress after constructing a huge earthen ramp on its western side. In the year 73, the 960 Jewish zealots living at the top chose to commit suicide rather than to fall into the hands of the Romans alive. Their deeds left behind a saga of courage, heroism, and martyrdom.

The remains of the fortress are well-preserved and have been reconstructed in an effort to pay homage to the site and its heroic inhabitants. The most impressive structure remaining is King Herod’s northern palace, built on three rock terraces overlooking the gorge below.

Near the palace is a large Roman-style bathhouse with a colorful mosaic floor and walls decorated with murals. Many other buildings at the site – such as the luxurious western palace, the mikveh (Jewish ritual bath), storerooms, watchtowers, and synagogue relate the history of Masada, especially when viewed with artifacts such as storage containers, decorated pottery, scrolls, and coins.

The beautiful embossments and murals that were discovered on the walls of buildings on the site were restored by Italian experts to preserve them for years to come. This is the largest and most complete Roman siege camp that remains today.

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